2023 Scale Model Craft Workshop Walkthrough
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- Опубликовано: 27 мар 2023
- Shop Tour. The shop was clean and I figured I could do a little walk through and show it to you.
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I love my shop and thought I would show it to you. It's just perfect for me, because it's always changing to keep up with new techniques, or materials or even entire crafts that I am learning as I am constantly trying new things!!! I hope you enjoy it and please tell me about your dream workshop!!! Take Care, Bill
Its a great personal and professional space, love it.
@@michaelbaykara2322 Thanks Michael!!!
A man`s house is his castle. A man`s shed is his sanctuary! Stay inspired, stay challenged and THRIVE ON!!! Thank you for sharing your room full of ideas...
Thanks Tim!!! It's such a wonderful place to create in, I really feel fortunate when I'm in here. Covid really drove that point home. Take care, Bill
Hey Bill, it was great meeting you at the IPMS show and seeing your work up close! Oh wow, I am in love with this workshop you've built for yourself! Every nook and cranny is beautiful.
Hi Studson, Thanks very much!!! It was great meeting you, and last night I watched your video on how you built the first of your models, great video and I never thought of rhinestones, Brilliant!!! I love rivets and doing steel structures so thats one I need to use. I absolutely love my shop!!! It's really a wonderful place to go and create, but also just to chill and play games or watch movies, of course I'm always fiddling with something, but it's a really comfortable place to be. Do you have a room or a couple rooms set aside? I did woodworking for years in the garage until we build this 12 years ago. I also love your video editing, thats something I'm really trying to get my hands around, and yours are very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks again for connecting and I'd love to know more about your shop/workspace. Take Care, Bill
I always like a shop where it's fun to hang out in. Sometimes when we have company over to our house half the people are downstairs in my shop. It's either there or the kitchen. Shops are made to share with friends.
Totally agree, I have to have a conversation with my wife about when I can depart for the shop on holidays, because half the family follows me and it's great. I have a PS3 and PS4, one in the shop and one in the office respectively, so the older kids are in there, and the old timers like me are talking tools, cars, and telling stories from back in the good ol' days... I never thought it would become that but it's really a fun place to hang out. Take care, Bill
I have only just found your channel, but after seeing this video I have immediately subscribed.
I have never suffered from jealousy - clothes, cars, boyfriend's, houses, jewellery, fame or fortune. None of it has ever made me feel envious in any way .....
Up until now.
What's the chances of you willing me that entire building after your death ? All the contents included, and I don't care how much it costs, I will cover the building in shrink wrap and lift it off its base and import it to me here in England. I would even take care of and love the cat, and I promise to bow down to an effigy of you every day and praise your genius !
It's the most amazing, beautiful workshop I have ever seen. It's the kind of place I would just love to spend a week looking in all the nooks and cranies, the cupboards, the little boxes and drawers, examining everything, the tools, the books, the models, and then just sitting in there and smiling contendedly.
You have created a modelers Nirvana.
Any chance of doing a video on all the books you have in there please ?
P.S. What's the cats name and age ?
Thank You Pebbles the Cat!!! I must decline unfortunately, as I have left instructions to dig a huge hole and bury me in it, with the music playing 😁 I'm so glad you like it!!! I also love being in here, it's full of interesting things that I've found along the way, and a bunch that iv'e made as I love miniature museum models and dioramas. I grew up in apartments, and we couldn't really put things on the wall, so when we bought out first home, I got a room for my den, and a table saw for the garage. I started building Leonardo da Vinci models instead of cabinets like you might think. Ive always been fascinated by miniatures, and as I got older, I wanted a place to look at everything, and build the model, diorama, and display in one place. We built the shop in 2012, it's 20 x 32 ft, with 10 ft. ceilings, the office is 10 x 10 ft. Some of my favorite scenes in movies are the rooms like in Sherlock Holmes, and that's a big part of what I am trying to build. I worked in software, so doing something with my hands on the weekends was amazing, and now Im able to build Dioramas full time. I would be happy to do a video of the books! I have the following categories; True Adventure/Exploration, History, Biographies/Autobiographies, Art, Science Fiction/Movies, and Reference mostly in the skill trades. I love books, and while I look up plenty on the internet, I cherish the fact that I can open a beautiful book and get a real experience out of it, not someone else's impression of it, (well,I think you know what I mean) I'm editing today but that would be a fun longer video as I just did a big cleaning of the office, so give me a little bit to work that in. Oscar, (who I believe you are referencing in the video) was my 20+ year old cat that passed earlier this year. He lived in the shop from the day the land was cleared next to the house, I have a picture of him doing his best palace cat impression right in the middle of the leveled gravel. As soon as the walls went up during the build, Oscar got onto of the walls and ran around the top 10 ft up in the air with out a care in the world. He was my best bud and we sure do miss him. His protege' is Ghost who is 2 years old and is slowly moving into the shop after Oscars passing. Both Oscar and Ghost were strays as we live in a wooded area and unfortunately sometimes people drop cats out here. In Oscar's case he showed up shortly after we moved here and adopted us, and was the greatest shop cat ever. That you again for such a nice note, and I am so glad you like the shop!!! Take Care, Bill
Wow. So much stuff in there…but also, in its own way, clean & tidy. “I build things because I I think that it’s interesting”. Well we’re on the same page there but your skills are on another level. Many thanks for this look around. My facilities are far more limited but this is inspiring 👍👍👍
Thank you Carol!!! I'm glad you like it!!! I like being in places that are inspiring and interesting so I tried to build my own place with that in mind. Maybe I need to do other people's work space tours? I think its great seeing other peoples spaces, and I know I get great ideas form just about every one I see, so I will need to look into that. If you want to send pictures of your workspace, I do a viewer mail on my livestream Fridays at noon, and it would be fun to see your work space and anything you are working on. Thanks again Carol, Take Care, Bill
What an incredible work area Bill! Lots of inspiration to be found anywhere you look!
Thanks Scott!!! It's my favorite place on the planet!!! Take Care, Bill
I absolutely love the layout and utility of your shop.
I keep my modeling/painting studio apart from my woodworking shop because of the amounts of dust is crazy.
Thanks Boricua Art!!! I plan on expanding eventually, but for now thats a huge struggle, especially when painting, or trying to keep paint off Computers and cameras...Its all worth it though!!! I'd love to see your shop!!! I imagine thats universal for folks with a shop, its always fun to see how you solved a problem that I might have experienced. I'll check out your channel next, Take Care, Bill
What a fantastic workshop, very well equipped, organised and extremely tidy. I could spend the rest of my life in it. Congratulations.
Thanks Michael!!! It really is my favorite place!!!
Very fantastic workshop. Thank you for sharing ❤
Thanks for commenting!!! Take care, Bill
Very professional. Obviously a lot of planning and resources went into this environment, not to mention a heck of a lot of talent.
Thanks Tony!!! It's been an evolving thing since we built it in 2012, my favorite place to be. Take care, Bill
I Found this while just cruising the internet. I appreciate your explanation of "why and how" you do things. I agree, get a thought of something, you create it in your mind and start building! Me too the challenge and reward is getting that thought into a finished creation.. We get to be children in charge of ourselves... What is the physical size of your building? It's like living in a warm hug!!
Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Steve!!! It is an amazing place, and I still just think. "How did I get here??" It's 32x20 feet and the office is 10x10. We had it built by a local homebuilder, and he just did a really nice job. I also chose 10ft ceilings so I had plenty of overhead room, (that was my father-in-laws suggestion) and its nicely insulated to heating and cooling is all done with portable heaters./AC. I really love being in here during the winter, no feelings of why am in while its nice outside...but Summers are pretty amazing too as I can model in the yard and just run in if I need a tool or machine. I'm feeling very blessed.
I hope you have a wonderful holiday full of family, Friends, and Models!!!!
Bill
I love the magnifying glass setup on the wall map .So much to take in. So cool Bill. I love it!!!
Thanks Link!!! It's such a fun room just to hang out in and just think up new stuff! The inspiration was 20,000 leagues under the sea, (one of my favorite's). Im going to be building a new table magnifier for my friend who lost most of his sight. I use the thick lenses from old task lamps. I'll post some pictures of it when I start. Not sure when that will be but not too far out. Hope you are well and thanks again for checking out the office!! Take Care, Bill
Love it!! That's been my own vision for a model workshop for a while now. I'm going to buy one of those pre-fabricated "sheds" this spring, a 20' x 40' size, and turn it into a model workshop. Going to be a lot of work to get it to where it's ready for "move-in", but it will be awesome. Thanks for posting this inspirational video.
I am so excited for you!!! Building a shop is so awesome, I would love to answer any questions you might have along the way!!! Take care, Bill
Fantastic shop Bill! Subbed and looking forward to more of your craft ahead, cheers Chris
Thanks Chris!!! I'm so glad you like it. It's a great place to just think of stuff to build!!! Take Care, Bill
Excellent love it love the long boat to the left of your office door love to see it closer
Thanks Neil, Its a store bought one, my wife did it as a cake topper for my birthday a few years ago, I'll get some closer shots and post them. I do want to build one, and have started 3 times but never got past the keel. I want to build one about 1 meter long, fully decked out, so thats one of those projects....
Looking at your shop, and hearing your words...I swear, somehow, we're related. I love seeing the Argo/Yamato and the Mach 5 in your office. Yep. Cosmic brothers. Cheers!
Thanks Daniel, Thats awesome!!! I love it when I find something that just clicks, I'm so glad you found the channel!!! Take care, Bill
Amazing. So much to unpack in your workspace (and drool over)
Thank you!!! I love my shop and it's great to build in!!! Take care, Bill
A clean shop is a sign or a sick mind. 😉😉😁😁
100% Agree!!! Thanks Max's Models!!!
Bill buddy, I'm so happy to have come across your channel. Thank you for being an inspiration. Have a great day.
Thanks Link!! You have done the same for me!!, Ive been thinking about the restaurant diorama ever since...Take Care, Bill
@Scale Model Craft check out puppets. I think you would nail it. Just saying.
Thanks!
Dude, awesome shop! I would be a hermit. Congrats!
Thanks Mark!!! I am a total hermit these days!!! Take care, Bill
Absolutely amazing! Must take some dusting though! 😯😁
Thanks Robert!!! And you hit it on the head!!! It is a nightmare to dust, and when I pull something down from a shelf, it's two toned....the bottoms are fine, but the top is completely covered just as you would expect, the planes hanging from the ceiling are just caked on with multiple layers of thick wood dust!!!
Wouldn't change it for the world though!!! Take Care, Bill
This is so cool....I'm 47 and just started my "Old Man Quiet Area", or area of max frustration working on a project, same thing. Awesome man, I can't wait to complete my planned living/shop/dog house area.
That sounds so cool ASDF!!! I dreamed of this shop for years and it's amazing!!! I love coming out here each morning and having the entire thing at my disposal to just build stuff!!!! I am super excited for you and definitely want updates. We had the shop built in 2012 and there wee so many little things that I added that really make it my favorite place. Definitely hit me up if you have questions or just want to shoot the bull, I love shops and everything about them!!!! Take Care, Bill
It's like a wizard's laboratory! I love the aesthetic. Your shop is shockingly clean considering the fact that you have some real dust makers in there! I saw your Jet dust extractor, but I didn't see a dust collection system plumbed in, I'm amazed at how clean it all is. Especially since you have so many items displayed that would just be complete dust traps. My woodshop is shared with my woodworking partner who is also my neighbor, its in his garage, we constantly battle dust! Hats off to you. My 3D printing and model area is in my basement and completely separate from my dustier hobby, yet I still fight dust and it's just from sanding model parts.
Thanks Samuel!! I absolutely love my shop, and since it's only me, I can keep it pretty clean. I do have to take stuff down from the ceiling once in a while and dust it because it does build up there quite a bit. I have a single hose off the Jet, and it goes to a junction I created for the table saw or the downdraft table. Right next to it is the lead for the router table, and I use another connection for the sanders and lathe. I'd like to design an integrated system, but being so small, Its not a bad arrangement as is. Take Care, Bill
Fantastic you are a very talented man I can see why you spend most of the day in there I would to I'd make a little space for a bed saves walking back to the house. Enjoyed looking around your shop Thank you for allowing us to see it
Thanks Greg!!! I am super glad you enjoyed it!!! Take Care, Bill
What a wonderful inspiring space you have created for yourself, I have a lot of admiration for what you create with the precision and details, I can imagine that you are not going on holiday, I could also stay in your space for hours and days without feeling a single thing. moment to be bored. Everything looks very neat, which shows that you cherish everything you create. I recently moved and have been doing model making for ten years and am now working on redecorating my hobby room. In any case, I have enough inspiration. Thank you for your great video and for sharing your story. awesome.
Thank You Marcus!!! It's as fun to create as it is to be in here. I think it's exciting you are creating your own place. For me its a very long journey, and the shop will continue to be my "main project" until frankly, I cant do it anymore... I continuously change and move things to get just what I want, and area's like the model building corner are well overdue for an upgrade. The shop becomes its own thing and a prominent place in our home, not just a side building. I'm confident you will find the same joy in your new space, and would love to see some progress pictures if you would like to share. I have a wonderful time showing folks projects and work on my Friday Livestream each week and I would love to have a workshop in progress. Wishing you a Happy Holiday, Bill.
I love your shop. My dads hobby room was a tiny room with cabinets all over the place lots of stuff. I have followed in the same vain, love stuff
Thanks MrGunnar177!!!
Thank you for the tour of the shop! I also like to be surrounded by stuff it really does help in the creative process
You are so welcome Floki!! I 100% agree, in a bare room i'm on the floor looking for shapes in the linoleum pattern... it's a little more dignified this way😁
Thanks for sharing this. I have often paused your videos to take a look at the background. Love the warmth and design of the varied handcrafted wood, the layout is super-comfortable and pragmatic. Really does set a nice tone for working in the hobby.
Thanks First Last!!! It is such a wonderful space, it reminds me of my Jr. High art building. It housed the art classes, music room, wood shop, metal shop, and ceramics classrooms, and it was where I learned to love art!!!!
I want to tell you a little bit about myself. I am 62 years old and have been in the restaurant business since 1975. As I head towards retirement I am looking forward to learning new things. I am building models and am in the middle of making a marionette puppet. Thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend.
Hi Link, It's wonderful to meet you. Im not too far behind you, the shop was initially the retirement plan. I worked in manufacturing software for the last 23 years, and when Covid hit and we couldn't work, I started my channel, and that was it, decision made, I never looked back, (OK, my wife had to agree, but ya' know...). I love the idea of a marionette, although I've never built one. I'd love to see some progress shots, and would totally dig talking about any mechanical design elements!!!! Thanks again Link, Take care, Bill
That is totally amazing. Very impressive.
Thanks David, I really appreciate it!!! Take care, Bill
what a fantastic workspace. I do wood carving (decorative bird carving) and R/C and plastic modeling, and this is a perfect environment for combining those types of activities. thanks for sharing your shop with all of us!
Thanks Sam!! I completely agree. I love model Building and Dioramas, but I also love woodworking, so it's a great place to do all of them, and sometimes at the same time. I feel very blessed!!! Take care, Bill
I watch this video everyday. Have a great week.
Thanks Link!!! Have a great day!!! Bill
Everything for create , carfting and be inspired ! Great workshop Bill .
Thanks Robert!!! It's my little place for everything!!! Take Care, Bill
That is the ultimate modelling cave right there! Awesome space.
Thanks Schirmoau!!!
Best. Shop. Ever. I’d live there too, Bill!!
Thanks Evan!!! its so great to have a place thats set up to do exactly what you need!!! Take Care, Bill
Wow, this is the first time to your channel, and because of this tour I definitely subscribed.
I'm interested in knowing more about the Grey articulated arm light up in the top corner. I would like to build something similar.
Simply AMAZING
Hello Hobby Hands!!! Thanks very much for checking out my shop and for commenting!!! The grey light I call my Captain Nemo light as it was inspired by the movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea from 1954. Great movie and a wonderful design. It's all made from MDF and then painted to look like old steel. I don't have any pictures of the build but i'm happy to answer any questions about it or my shop/office. Thanks a bunch for subscribing also. I'm also provide project consulting for folks that want to learn a skill or work on something virtual together, and I'm happy to discuss your ideas and projects anytime!!! Take care Bill
So cool! You have given me alot of ideas. Thank you
Thanks Link, I'm happy you found something you like!! Take Care, Bill
wow! u r awesome. thanks for sharing!
Thanks Making Model Airplanes!!! Its the coolest place in the world for me!!!
Obviously, your little piece of heaven on earth ❤️
Absolutely Candice!! I have found my center!!! How are you guys?
WOW! Just Wow! 👍😎
Thanks John!!!
It's really great when you actually have space to work.. And being able to work on a few projects with out having everything stacked up on each other is key . Very nice set up you have for yourself... 👍 Appreciate you sharing your Man Palace with us... It's gives the rest of us hope and something to dream about.
Thanks C. Brown!!! I hope you gut to build yours!!! It took years, but I sure do love it. Have a great Holiday and Happy New year!!! Take Care, Bill
You have a fantastic work shop. Something like that is what I've always wanted but never had the space for.
A place for everything and everything in its place. My hats off to you sir. Well done.
Thanks Scott!!! It took a while, but definitely worth it. I worked in one bay of our garage for 17 years, and just thought about doing this, then in 2012 we built it, and its been amazing!!!!
@@ScaleModelCraft And it looks amazing. Congratulations on the build of your shop. I'm sure alot of outstanding creations will be produced.
Thanks Scott, I really appreciate it, and I hope you find your shop sooner than later!!! Take care, Bill
That is absolutely awesome!!
Thanks Robert!!! I just love my shop!! Take Care, Bill
What a fantastic shop! I do scale models, woodworking and a bit of metalworking myself. I have a detached shop myself that I use for the majority of my work, along with a spare bedroom in my house converted into a model building room - nice for those cold winters we can have.
My friends joke that I spend about as much time working on my workspaces as I do producing anything from them!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Kurt!! I also love building stuff for the shop!!! I think if it as my biggest project and there is always something that could be improved!!!
I come back to this video every couple months. It reminds me of my dad’s shop growing up. Love everything about it
Thanks Mr. Gunnar!!! That's the kind of place I wanted to create. It's just such a great place to be in and just let your mind wander because of all the different junk in it. For me it's really creative and inspiring, for people like my wife, she likes it, but it's more of a curiosity, not a story in every single object in here like I see it. Thanks again and wishing you a happy New Year!!! Bill
I started following after you were on the Plast Posse Podcast. And wow, what a great shop, it's incredibly immersive for lack of a better term. Like a 1:1 box diorama almost and what a ton of stuff you have! Really great to watch and hear you walk us through with such pride. Cheers from Holland!
Hello Martin in Holland!!! Thank you for watching and for such kind words!!! I love my shop and am always adding new things to it, and I like your comparison to a 1:1 Box Diorama, I honestly see it that way also!!! Take Care, and it's great meeting you Martin!!! Bill
@@ScaleModelCraft Very welcome, I really like your approach. Will continu to reach out once in a while! ✌🏻
Thank you Martin!! I appreciate you watching and taking to time to comment as well. Take Care, Bill
Awesome shop, builds and wood work!
Thanks Manny!! It's the greatest place to walk into with a cool idea!!! Take Care, Bill
@@ScaleModelCraft Your welcome! Thats for sure!
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I rarely make time to look at and diligently follow anyone on RUclips, but I'm glad I did Bill. Inspiring and authentic, open and engaging. Thanks for sharing and talking us thru it. I'm mentally noting down some of your design set up, work flow, machines (general/niche) so I can set my shop up one day. I appreciate the walk through talk through as always.
Thanks Mark, I'm so happy this has connected with you and I also greatly appreciate your support!!! I also want to offer any advice or open discussion on building your own shop or workspace. One of my favorite things is to figure out new things for storage or making work more efficient in the shop, so this is something I would love to discuss. I think this year I will do some more livestreams and videos about setting up your shop, so folks can learn from my successes and failures, (there are lots of idea's that looked good on paper, but didn't work in practical application) If you should have any specific ideas about your shop, please ask, I am thrilled to TALK SHOP!!! Take Care, Bill.
An amazing presentation and mix of intimate model building tools intertwined with over the top woodworking machinery. Too funny seeing an 8” Powermatic jointer sitting anonymously tucked into a corner waiting for a board to flatten! Few of your model maker viewers probably notice the 10” Powermatic cabinet saw taking center stage in your shop. I’ve always kept two of my passions, woodworking and model building in separate spaces. You’ve given me food for thought in that regard.
Thanks Randy!!! I love being able to just build whatever I want if I get a cool idea. I also had to get very comfortable with cleaning constantly!!! I never did a fully plumbed dust collection system so it can still get pretty dusty, especially if I'm doing MDF. I like the small Jet I have, but an air cleaner is a project I still need to do. Thanks for taking a look. Take Care, Bill
WOW! Awesome setup in the shed, would love to have the space to do s9meth8ng similar.
Thanks Wombat Models!!!
Your a very talented craftsman. Beautiful work. You have created to me museum quality pieces. Awesome shop. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Chris!!! I love Museums, and also cool victorian libraries like in Sherlock Holmes. I'll eventually get some panelling in the shop just like in the office. Thanks again for checking it out and commenting, Take Care, Bill
What a great place, someday hopefully I'll have my own workshop.
Thanks!!! I hope you do it, it's an amazing place to be creative, and the entire family including Cousins love to came here and hang out and do a project once in a while.
That's a great workshop, I love it. I have a dedicated workshop as well, not as elaborate just a big room. One thing I found out more than once is that using wood working tools in a shop with metal and plastic model building areas just doesn't work out. Doesn't matter how good your dust collection system is. I'd like to know how you handle that.
Thanks Ken!!! Now add photo and computer gear to the mix!!! I agree, it's a crazy thing to do out here, especially painting and finishing. It's mostly due to not doing quite as much woodworking, although I did do all these things for years in here and it just comes down to frequent cleaning and venting when cutting certain materials. Raw lumber is bad enough, but when I cut MDF, thats the worst. The fine paper dust gets everywhere if I don't vent the shop, meaning I have a strong fan mounted in a window and there is a corresponding window right across the middle of the shop, and when I am cutting and sanding I have that pulling air through the shop. It works pretty good, but I still get lots of dust that I have to actively clean up. To date I only have the Jet dust collector but it has the 1 micron filter so it does a good job. I also built a downdraft table in my Table Saw's outfield table, so that really helps a lot. Eventually the Model Building will get a new space as I expand, I have a plan to double the shop size so I can have dedicated cutting and finishing rooms away from all the electronics and photo gear, as well as my Model and Diorama building. Thanks again Ken, Take Care, Bill
I can't stop looking at this video. The last 45 seconds says it all.
Thanks Link!!! It was great to have you on the livestream today also!!!
I see you went to the jungle expert training center at Ft. Sherman Panama (I went in 80 and 82). Got the non-DA authorized patch butt hey let us wear it at Ft. Campbell, KY (79-83).
Hey Max, went in 84, same deal in the 82nd, couldn't sew it to the uniform, but there was a plastic cover made for it to hang from your button on dress greens. I think I wore it once....Glad I did it though, Panama was pretty fun. Take Care, Bill
Thanks!
Wow Mark, Thank you!!!!! I really appreciate your thanks and comments!!!! Take Care, Bill
How fantastic. The quality of all your work is superb. Truly a museum of you.
Thanks Mark!!! I love Museums and the old wood and glass display cases. Thanks for checking it out, Take Care, Bill
Great space
Thanks Mark!!
so nice
Thanks Blue Sunrise!!!
Wow, what a fantastic shop you have sir!! 😮 It is pretty much my dream shop, I drew up some plans years ago that echo a lot of what you did here. One day, if I ever get the money and space, I will do something similar. To be able to build anything I wanted, whenever I wanted, has been a longtime dream of mine.
Was that a rocket powered set of wings at 6:55?? I love all of the DaVinci inspired flying machines you have created over the years. The fact you built all of those items, in same cases learning a new skill to do so, is most impressive. 🙏🙏
Thanks very much Earl!!! It really is my dream shop! I planned and dreamed for years, and when the time came it was just the most amazing process. I took pictures and some video of the entire build and will have to do a video about it one day.
Yes thats a rocket powered set of wings, but I havent finished it, one of many projects that will eventually see a finish line.
Thanks again Earl,
Take care, Bill
I built that Wingnut Wings Felixstowe but did not do it justice. The kit is great but the rigging was a nightmare.
I got it from Andy's HHQ when he got that truck in, I have an idea for it but not sure when I'll start, I always want to do a diorama for stuff and I think it would need to be in a coffee table or something and my wife hasn't signed off on that yet...
It is the greatest place.
Thanks Link!!!
Dam.... I hear ya!
Thanks Jake!!! Take Care, Bill
Bill, great shop, I'm so envious!! I have a small shop that is divided into clean and dirty areas of work, but have a real hard time keeping the dust where it's supposed to be! How do you tackle the dust problem with all the woodwork you seem to do?
Thanks Steve!!! I tend to clean quite a bit more now that im filming to be sure, but I always cleaned as thats one of the ways I pause in a project to think about the next part, sharpening being the other. I don't build off plans, so I have to figure out things along the way, and cleaning is a great time to figure out what's next, or how to fix what I just totally hosed up. On the practical side, I have 2 windows directly across from each other, so I can set up a cross breeze with a fan in one window blowing out, and "Vent" when I'm cutting super dusty stuff like MDF, or Cedar. I upgraded to a 1 micron can filter on my dust collector, and instead of ducting, I move the single hose from the collector to a zone, where I have a couple gates, (Tablesaw/Downdraft table/Router) or sometimes the individual machine like the jointer or Planer which create so much chips and dust I pipe that direct to the collector. I always thought I wanted a dust collection system with ducting, but thats a lot of space and also a lot of joints to seal off to not lose suction/CFM. In a small shop like mine just a good shop vac and my single Jet dust collector do pretty well, but I would like an air cleaner, and then just commit multiple times during the project to clean. I will clean and even put away every tool where it goes, then pull it back out just to have a clean work area, and I rarely leave it dirty overnight because Oscar has the potential to get into something if I'm not careful. I hope thats helpful and I'd love to see pictures of your shop!!! Take Care, Bill
What I would give to have an entire mini house for my scale modeling
It was a dream for over 50 years, and in 2012 we were able to build it!!! I'm a believer of manifestation, and I just always kept it in my mind, and think thats why it eventually happened. Of course we had to work our butts off to do it, but looking back, so worth it!!! Thanks for the comment DrFus!!! Take Care, Bill
Great shop! I know my shop is always covered in various layers of saw dust. Oscar must be an amazing cat to keep your shop that clean without knocking everything over. My shop cat isn't helpful at all.
Hey MB!!! Yeah, it can get pretty bad especially when I do MDF, but that stuff sure works great for Dioramas!! Have you been building anything? Take Care, Bill
@@ScaleModelCraft I have not been building lately. Hopefully the creative energy returns soon.
Models are pretty easy to start and stop...When I was working for someone else it wasn't something I could do during the week, I was too worked up from the day, (you get it) but the weekends were full shop time!!!
Awesome shop! I would love something like this myself. Out of curiosity, what color stain did you use on your shelves in the office? And, are the wall panels made with poplar also?
Thanks Jordymc1999!!! The stain is Cinnamon from General Finishes. It's water based and I used A LOT! I started with a pre-conditioner from them before staining, (Poplar will blotch) then applied the cinnamon in quite a few coats to get the dark tone I wanted. I also used some Ebony stain in my modeling airbrush to darken the corners and add some faux knots for interest. I finished it with a clear poly, and its held up for years now. The finish was pretty expensive, and while I saved from buying Mahogany or a similar deep reddish brown wood, It was triple what I would normally spend on a finish due to poplar being as white as pine in some cases. I think I did a video on it, I will check. Take Care, Bill
Now I know how Heaven looks..
Thanks OldCrow!!!
It's hard to take it all in with a quick run-through. I will have more questions. Many more.
I also need to do slower walkthroughs and explain stuff. I think it would be fun to do it live, but I tried it once and it was a disaster!!!
@Scale Model Craft in who's eyes?
@@linkpoison5511 In mine of course, I just didn't think I got the camera in there right because it was connected to an HDMI cable, and it was too short. It wasn't this video, it was an earlier livestream I did with a mobile strand and it was not good, bad sound and all that. No worries, I want to do it again and have ideas of how to improve it so I'm looking forward to doing it, just want to get my current diorama finished first!!! Thanks Link, Take Care, Bill
Great workshop. How on Earth do you keep it that clean and get anything done? My workshop is like a medieval dungeon.
Thanks HydrogenBlonde!!! It's sometimes a struggle, but I spend so much time in here its basically like another room in the house, so I just keep it as clean as possible. Thanks for checking it out!! Take care, Bill
The Dream
Hi Tabor!!! I love my shop, and I hope with all my being you get your dream shop someday!!! It is the most wonderful place to walk into each morning, and I truly hope you can have something like this. It was a dream for 40 years and I always thought about it until finally we were fortunate enough to build it in 2012. Here's to your own shop one day, all my best, Bill
@@ScaleModelCraft thanks for your message Bill. I am about to build my own house next year and I kept thinking for months (years?) about the exact kind of shop that you have. A separate small building with all I need to have fun LOL eeeh... to craft, I mean.
Thats great Tabor, I was the same for many years, dreaming about it and thinking where I would put this tool or that workbench. The shop is also a great thing to have when you need to repair something very quickly for the house. Thats one of the advantages I didn't think about before, but my wife really likes that I can fix things for our home without having to pay someone else to do it. Im so excited for you Tabor!!! Take care, Bill
I know you keep your shop very clean. How do you keep the dust of our hobby down?
Hi Link!! I have a small dust collector, and I typically vent the shop while I'm cutting with a fan in a window. The worst is cutting MDF, it creates a fine powder and gets everywhere. Take Care, Bill
You've built a lot of very cool stuff, but how long does it take you to dust it all?
Thanks Jim!!! It's a constant activity, which suits my personality perfectly!!!😎 Take care Bill
I was wondering what materials you use to make wings? Also to the right of Oscar's bed and one shelf up is that a ham radio? A amplifier? Curious I play guitar and love older electronics. Have a great day.
Hi Link!! The early wings are all Bubinga. When I first started woodworking I would buy scrap wood from a barrel at the Rockler wood store in Seattle who had cut-offs from a local instrument maker. Lots of the shapes that I followed were based on the cut off's from a cello, or bass neck. That is a Ham radio, it's a 1944 Hallicrafters SX-28A from my father in law from when they downsized. It probably weighs 40 pounds!!! Thanks for checking it out, Take Care, Bill
It will take me the rest of the year to check out everything in your shop.
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Hey Man what unit BN in Div were you in. 3/325 and 3/505 here. 10yrs in Div
Hey SkyShark505!!! I was Div. 2/504, 3 years and 4/502 in Berlin for 4. I was all 80's. I think I knew some guys in the 325, met them when we first trained on the 249 in 84.
Man…. after seeing this my shop sucks.
Hi GlueReaper!!! I absolutely love my shop, but to your comment; It's what you do in it, and what comes out of it that defines your magic. Take Care, Bill
Did I see a Guillotine near the wall map ?
Yessir!! Here's the video of it, ruclips.net/user/shortsBl3IGQtIeBg?feature=share
This one's even funner: ruclips.net/user/shortsT30UMj0PMMQ?feature=share
I was wondering the size of your shop?
Hi Link, Its 32 x 20 feet with 10 ft ceilings. The office is 10 x 10 feet.
@@ScaleModelCraft thank you.
You bet, and please feel free to ask more questions. I dreamed about it for many years and there are lots of questions that I had to answer before I started. One of the best ideas was from my father in law about the 10 foot ceilings. SO important for moving long pieces of wood around. Thanks for checking it out. Take care, Bill